[TheForge] Amish

Sat Mar 16 09:26:09 2002

tony,

i agree with some of what you say. there are a lot of amish around me and i admire their work ethic too. i hired an amish man to do some work for me and he brought his 19 year old and a 12 and 10 year old boys (the girls would never be taken on outside jobs like this). all really nice kids who worked hard.

too bad they will only have the opportunity for an 8th grade education and that is at an all amish school. still want your kids to be like them?

bob s.
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>I have been to many amish farms in my area to deal with veterinary matters,
>and am always impressed by them. They seem to have a good work ethic and are
>very family oriented. They take a lot of pride in there farms and how they
>are run.  Above all else I have noticed that the children are very well
>mannered and polite. Maybe it's because they haven't been introduced to many
>of the bad influences from the society around them. The children are also
>expected to handle responsibility at a very early age. My wife and I have no
>children at the moment, but if I could have children that were as well
>behaved and hard working as the Amish children I have encountered, I believe
>that I would also want 10 or 15 fo them. Woodworking, quilting,
>blacksmithing. leatherworking, baking and many more crafts are practiced by
>the Amish in my area, and they are good at them. Maybe giving up TV,
>newspapers, and computers is not such a bad thing for some folks. I
>wholeheartedly respect there lifestyle, I think it's a good thing and they
>are productive people.
>T. Clark
>Mountain, WI
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